Districts of MyanmarDistricts (Burmese: ခရိုင်, Kharuing; IPA:) are the second-level administrative divisions of Myanmar. They are the subdivisions of the regions and states of Myanmar. Districts are in turn subdivided into townships, then towns, wards and villages. Prior to 2022, there were 76 districts in Myanmar.
Administrative divisions of MyanmarAccording to the 2008 Constitution, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar constitutes seven regions, seven states and one union territory. The constitution also mentions one self-administered division and five self-administered zones which are parts of some of the states and regions.
Myingyan DistrictMyingyan District is a district of the Mandalay Region in central Myanmar.
Ministry of Home Affairs (Myanmar)The Ministry of Home Affairs (Burmese: ပြည်ထဲရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန, Pyi-dàe-yè-wun-gyì-ta-ná; abbreviated MOHA) is a government ministry that administers Myanmar's internal affairs. Headquartered in the Myanmar capital Naypyidaw, it is one of three ministries that are directly controlled by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services.
Wa Self-Administered DivisionThe Wa Self-Administered Division (Burmese: ဝ ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရ တိုင်း; Chinese: 佤自治州; Wade–Giles: Wa Tzŭ-chih-chou) is an autonomous, self-administered division of Myanmar. Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010. Myanmar's government declared the area to be administered by the Wa people, under the official name Wa Special Region 2.
General Administration DepartmentThe General Administration Department (Burmese: အထွေထွေအုပ်ချုပ်ရေးဦးစီးဌာန, abbreviated GAD) is a civil service body that staffs all regional and state-level governments in Myanmar and provides administration for the country's myriad districts and townships.
Self-administered area (Myanmar)A self-administered area (Burmese: ကိုယ်ပိုင်အုပ်ချုပ်ခွင့်ရစီရင်စု) is a type of administrative subdivision in some of the states and regions of Myanmar (Burma).
Burmese languageTibeto-Burman languageA man speaking Burmese.Burmese is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Myanmar, where it is the official language, lingua franca, and the native language of the Bamar, the country's largest ethnic group. The Constitution of Myanmar officially refers to it as the Myanmar language in English, though most English speakers continue to refer to the language as Burmese, after Burma—a name with co-official status until 1989 (see Names of Myanmar).
Konkyan TownshipKonkyan Township or Kongyan Township (Burmese: ကုန်းကြမ်းမြို့နယ်, Chinese: 拱掌区) is a township located within Laukkaing District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). It is one of two townships of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone. The principal town is Konkyan. The township is divided into 141 villages organized into 8 village tracts and 2 towns, each with 3 urban wards.
Mantong TownshipMantong Township ((Burmese: မန်တုံမြို့နယ်); also known as Manton Township and Mantung Township) is a township of the Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone in the Shan State of eastern Myanmar. The principal town and administrative seat is Mantong. Prior to August 2010, Kyaukme District included both Mantong Township and Namhsan Township; and both of them were transferred that month to the newly created Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone.
Hkamti DistrictHkamti District or Khamti District (sometimes formerly Naga Hills District) is a district in northern Sagaing Region of Myanmar (Burma). Its administrative center is the town of Hkamti. TownshipsThe District only contains one township - Hkamti Township.
Laukkaing TownshipLaukkaing Township or Laukkai Township (Burmese: လောက်ကိုင်မြို့နယ်, Chinese: 老街区) is a township located within Laukkaing District, Shan State, Myanmar. It is the principal township of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone. The principal town is Laukkai (Burmese: လောက်ကိုင်မြို့). The township is divided into 137 villages organized into 8 village tracts and 2 towns, each with 3 urban wards.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.